Coronavirus: more students return to Hong Kong international school despite citywide classroom ban that means pupils at local schools must stay at home

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Currently, local schools in Hong Kong are not allowed to bring pupils back to campus.

More pupils have begun returning to an international school in Hong Kong despite the coronavirus epidemic forcing education bosses to suspend classes until April 20, the Post has learned.

Some international schools were granted an exemption, with the bureau agreeing that final-year pupils preparing for international public exams could attend classes in small groups, to minimise the impact on their further studies. International schools face uncertainty as parents mull pulling children“We … will offer Grade 11 students the same opportunity to meet their teachers on campus, beginning Thursday, March 12, and Friday, March 13, and henceforth every Tuesday through Friday beginning Tuesday, March 17,” head of school Jane Camblin wrote in an internal email.

“The second term is a critical time for Grade 11 students in terms of predicted grades, assessments, examinations and other specific IB Diploma Programme and Ontario Secondary School Diploma requirements,” a CDNIS spokeswoman said.

 

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